This is the discography of Scottish post-punk/new wave band the Associates.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK NL NZ The Affectionate Punch Released: 1 August 1980 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC——48 Sulk Released: 14 May 1982 Label: Associates/Beggars Banquet Formats: LP, MC10—23Perhaps Released: 8 February 1985 Label: WEA Formats: LP, MC2329— The Glamour ChaseThe Glamour Chase: The Maverick Life of Billy Mackenzie by Tom Doyle (published by Birlinn General ) Released: Commercially unavailable until 2002 A pre-release promo cassette was released on 15 September 1988, but the album was rejected for release by WEA——— Wild and Lonely Released: 24 March 1990 Label: Circa Formats: CD, LP, MC71——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK Indie Fourth Drawer Down Released: October 1981 Label: Situation Two Formats: LP, MC5 Popera – The Singles Collection Released: November 1990 Label: EastWest Formats: CD, LP, MC—The Radio 1 Sessions Released: August 1994 Label: Nighttracks Formats: CD— Double Hipness Released: August 2000 Label: V2 Formats: 2xCD— The Glamour Chase & Perhaps Released: 6 May 2002 Label: Warner Formats: 2xCD set— The Radio One Sessions Volume One 1981–1983 Released: 24 February 2003 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD— The Radio One Sessions Vol.2 1984–1985 Released: 30 June 2003 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD— Singles Released: 26 July 2004 Label: Warner Formats: 2xCD— Sulk : Fourth Drawer Down Released: 24 May 2004 Label: V2 Formats: 2xCD set— The Very Best Of Released: 8 April 2016 Label: Union Square Music/Metro Select Formats: 2xCD, digital download—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Remix albums Title Album details The Affectionate Punch Released: December 1982 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC Remix of their debut album
EPs Title Album details The Peel Sessions Released: October 1989 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD, 12" Poperetta EP Released: 14 January 1991 Label: EastWest Formats: 7", 12"
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum UK UK Indie IRE NL US Dance "Boys Keep Swinging"1979————— "The Affectionate Punch"1980—————The Affectionate Punch "Tell Me Easter's on Friday"1981—8———Fourth Drawer Down "Kites" (as 39 Lyon Street)————— "Q Quarters"—5———Fourth Drawer Down "Kitchen Person"—9——— "A"—————The Affectionate Punch "Message Oblique Speech"—22———Fourth Drawer Down "White Car in Germany"—11——— "Party Fears Two"19829—16——Sulk "Club Country"13—22—— "18 Carat Love Affair"/"Love Hangover"21—21—— "A Matter of Gender"—————The Affectionate Punch (remix) "Those First Impressions"198443————Perhaps "Waiting for the Loveboat"53———— "Breakfast"198549——36— "Take Me to the Girl"95———— "Heart of Glass"198856————The Glamour Chase "Country Boy'" (withdrawn)————— "Fever"199081————Wild and Lonely "Fire to Ice"92———30 "Just Can't Say Goodbye"199179————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Selected compilation appearances "Aggressive and Ninety Pounds" (as 'the Associates featuring Billy Mackenzie') on Mad Mix II cassette (1983), NME
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